text_original: As we have seen, the average citizen is not observant. He rarely could tell the details of an incident he has witnessed, unless he were already familiar with the conditions. There  EVIDENCE 271 fore the author of a worth while Detective Story must make it his business to familiarize himself perfectly and accurately with the conditions he is describing.
text_transcription: AS WE HAVE SEEN THE AVERAGE CITIZEN IS NOT OBSERVANT HE RARELY COULD TELL THE DETAILS OF AN INCIDENT HE HAS WITNESSED UNLESS HE WERE ALREADY FAMILIAR WITH THE CONDITIONS THEREFORE THE AUTHOR OF A WORTH WHILE DETECTIVE STORY MUST MAKE IT HIS BUSINESS TO FAMILIARIZE HIMSELF PERFECTLY AND ACCURATELY WITH THE CONDITIONS HE IS DESCRIBING
phonemes: æz wiː hæv sˈiːn, ðɪ ˈævɹɪdʒ sˈɪɾɪzən ɪz nˌɑːt əbzˈɜːvənt. hiː ɹˈɛɹli kʊd tˈɛl ðə diːtˈeɪlz əvən ˈɪnsɪdənt hiː hɐz wˈɪtnəst, ʌnlˈɛs hiː wɜːɹ ɔːlɹˌɛdi fəmˈɪlɪɹ wɪððə kəndˈɪʃənz. ðɛɹ ˈɛvɪdəns tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn fˈɔːɹ ðɪ ˈɔːθɚɹ əvə wˈɜːθ wˌaɪl dɪtˈɛktɪv stˈɔːɹi mˈʌst mˌeɪk ɪt hɪz bˈɪznəs tə fəmˈɪlɪɹˌaɪz hɪmsˈɛlf pˈɜːfɛktli ænd ˈækjʊɹətli wɪððə kəndˈɪʃənz hiː ɪz dᵻskɹˈaɪbɪŋ.